Jerome Teelocksingh co-ordinated the celebrations as he realised there was a day for father's but not men who are not.

He wanted to have a day to celebrate good role models for men.

Since 1999, a number of other countries such as Australia and the United States.

In the UK, International Men's Day is coordinated by Glen Poole (editor of insideMAN magazine) with support from Mark Brooks (Chair of the ManKind Initiative) domestic abuse charity and Tony Stott (Healing-Men).